HMS Belfast is a British warship currently moored on the Thames in London as an Imperial War Museum exhibit. The Belfast belongs to the Town class, had the tactical ID C35 and was the Royal Navy's largest light cruiser during World War II. The keel of the ship was laid in December 1936 at the Harland & Wolff shipyard in Belfast, it was launched on 17 March 1938 and put into service by the Royal Navy in August 1939.High-quality, first-class model with outstanding detailing.

Graupner HMS BelfastIn 1939 the HMS Belfast, the then largest light cruiser of the Royal Navy, was put into service. The Belfast took active part to the Second World War and the Korean War. In 1965 the Belfast was decommissioned and in 1971 it was converted to a museum ship. Nowadays it is part of the Imperial War Museum anchored at the Times in London.The Belfast is 187 m long and 19,3 m wide. Up to 850 men were doing their service aboard the Belfast. The light cruiser was capable, with its 80.000 HP, of a top speed of up to 32 Knots. The Belfast was equipped with cannons and torpedoes. Nowadays the museum ship is also used as very special scenery for concerts and other cultural events.

The modelThe Graupner Premium Line model of the HMS Belfast comes as Almost Ready to Run(ARTR) version.The Belfast was reproduced on the original plans. It identifies itself through its high details precision and the particular high quality materials. The hull is made of glass fiber reinforced plastic and for this reason it is ligh and however stable. The structures are made of laser-cut ABS parts and they are very precise. Many details and small parts are made of metal. The hull, the structures and the cranes are spray-painted with mat colors and grant a particular realism. The safety boats are painted with many colors.

You still need a transmitter and a receiver, as for example the transmitter set with mx-12 and GR-12 (No. 33112).. Furthermore we recommend a Graupner Navy V40 R speed controller for the central motors and one for the side motors. The Graupner Lead battery 6 V / 4 Ah (No. 769) provide your model with current for long time. With the V-cable (No. 3936.11) it is possible to control two servo in parallel. Morover we recommend some small parts: Connectors set G21 (No. 2989), Faston flat connectors (No. 3597), high flexibility cupper strip (No. 3389), the Graupner high performance silicone oil (No. 206) heavy duty grease (No. 570) so as the UHU thread-lock fluid (No. 952).

The installation of the RC components is not complicated. Big openings leave you enough room. Connect all the components and trim the model into the water. For this purpose we recommend the Graupner model ballast (No. 3663.50 or 3663.100).

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InfoARTR (Almost Ready To Run)HMS Belfast is a British warship currently moored on the Thames in London as an Imperial War Museum exhibit. The Belfast belongs to the Town class, had the tactical ID C35 and was the Royal Navy's largest light cruiser during World War II. The keel of the ship was laid in December 1936 at the Harland & Wolff shipyard in Belfast, it was launched on 17 March 1938 and put into service by the Royal Navy in August 1939.High-quality, first-class model with outstanding detailing.